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bsdtar (libarchive)p7zip
Free

Free and open source with no paid tier.

 Free

Free and open source.

Windows, Linux, Command line macOS, Linux, Command line
  • One tool reads many formats, including zip, rar and ISO
  • Automatic format and compression detection
  • Brings 7-Zip's strong compression ratios to Linux and macOS from the command line
  • Widely bundled in Linux distributions, so it's readily available
  • Writes fewer formats than it reads; rar is read-only
  • Command-line only
  • Command-line only, no bundled graphical interface
  • Development has slowed compared to the original Windows 7-Zip project
Downloadable app Downloadable app
Open source Open source
License: BSD-2-Clause License not stated
No account needed Not stated if an account is needed
Works offline Not stated if it works offline

Checked September 23, 2026

Checked September 22, 2026

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